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This exhibition is shared with the Master Simon Marsden and will start the 31 Oct to the 30 Dec 2012.

The exhibition will take place in the beautiful Turin International Art Museum (MIAAO, Museo Internatiozionale Del Arti Applicate Oggi), AND in the premises of the former Tabacco Factory, in the Art gallery Photissima.

In two exhibition venues, the MIAAO presents for the first time in Italy the work of the French photographer Christophe Dessaigne: at the museum his photos are included as part of the group exhibition La linea gotica/ The Gothic Line. Photography, Fashion, Paraphernalia, while in the spaces of the fair they are on display in the solo exhibition entitled Forgotten Places.

The event is under the partnership of Epson, Artnetworth, The Piemont Region, and The Provincia Dil Torino.

I am pleased to announce that UE magazine issue one is now out for sale. You can purchase your printed or digital copy at uemag.com/ . Go to the (Magazine) page or follow this link: uemag.com/index.php/mag.html

The first issue is pack with content from 35 explorers from all over the world. Show your support and pick up an issue today!

I will be featured in the book « ATERED IMAGES » (CarpetBombing Culture Publisher) UK.

The book will be out late October 2011.

They used to say that ‘the camera never lies’. The next generation may find that difficult to believe. Photography has come full circle, from the 19th century obsession with realism, to the 21st century addiction to hyper-reality. Opportunities for artists have multiplied just as the problems have proliferated.As ever, theory runs to catch up with practice. The images collected here put strain on the old definitions and demand new ones.What are they? Well, they are not, strictly speaking photographs anymore.New territory needs new maps.

50 contributing photographers from 18 different countries.Book Released: Late October.

As seen on stage w/ August Burns Red, Attack Attack, Suicide Silence, Blessthefall and select dates at Music As A Weapon Tour and Vans Warped Tour!

Bullet Tooth is excited to announce the street date for the debut album “Inheritors” from Serianna! Hailing from Madison, WI, Serianna will release their album worldwide on July 26, 2011. Fans can get a preview of the song “Fragments” (Pre Production) at their Facebook page. The band has also made their own signing announcement video that you can watch at their YouTube page.

The Gate Theatre has a distinguished reputation that far exceeds its size. It is London’s only producing theatre dedicated to international work. From humble beginnings it has developed a significant renown throughout London, as well as nationally and internationally.

In 1979 the Gate was founded by Lou Stein, over the Prince Albert pub, in Notting Hill Gate. It set about a unique pursuit of the original, of plays and playwrights unknown on British stages, and of artists whose talent deserved to be discovered.

With an average seating capacity of 70, the Gate is small but ambitious. The space has challenged and inspired directors, designers, writers and performers for over 30 years, making it famous for being one of the most flexible and transformable spaces in London. The Gate is a springboard – our aim is to give emerging artists the opportunity to take risks, to excel and to make their mark. We have been home to a variety of both established and emerging artists including Lez Brotherston, Kathy Burke, Dominic Cooke, Wolfgang Goebbel, Sir Peter Hall, Ed Hogg, Richard Hudson, Paterson Joseph, Sarah Kane, Alex Kingston, Jude Law, Nancy Meckler, Katie Mitchell, Sophie Okonedo, Emma Rice, Ian Rickson and Rachel Weisz.

Artpress magazineFounded in 1972, art press is a monthly magazine offering news and analysis on contemporary arts, taking a committed interest in artistic developments globally.
art press offers its readers a unique editorial approach, linking together the different forms of contemporary creation, with not only the visual arts but also literature, photography, video, cinema, electronic arts, dance, theater and music. It thus offers a wide-ranging, comparative perspective on culture.
Every month, in-depth articles analyze the main artistic events and cultural phenomena of the day, as well as emerging tendencies and currents of thought. Special sections cover particular artistic scenes while interviews convey the viewpoints of artists, curators and dealers. Each issue also offers an array of exhibition reviews and columns on regular themes (art market, literature, etc.).
art press has been published in a bilingual (French/English) edition since 1992. Every year the magazine also publishes special issues and thematic collections.

Star One was born out of the remnants of an abandoned collaboration between Lucassen and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. Dickinson proposed the idea and the two exchanged ideas and put together four songs, Lucassen writing the music and Dickinson writing the lyrics. The project was abandoned however after Lucassen mentioned the project on the internet and Dickinson’s manager called off negotiations. Instead of completely abandoning the material that had already been produced, Lucassen decided to put his own lyrics to the music and created Star One.

Find some of my photographies in the brand new english book about the art of the Urban Exploration !

- The book is now avalaible everywhere (amazon etc…).

- 49 contributing photographers from 14 different countries

- 260 x 260mm

- 192 pages

- Full Colour

- Hardback

- ISBN – 978-0955912146

- £24.95

Publisher comments :

What’s the Story with Urban Exploration?

It’s easy to describe what an Urban Explorer does; they infiltrate into abandoned buildings and industrial sites and explore them, often taking photographs along the way. They don’t steal, vandalise or even leave graffiti behind them. In fact their code of honour is reminiscent of the rambler’s way: Take only pictures, leave only footprints. It is, on the other hand, not so easy to describe the whys and wherefores.
Think back to your childhood for a moment and it all begins to make sense. Do you remember the terrifying yet seductive draw of the archetypal haunted house? Every neighbourhood and every childhood has one. At the very point we cross the border from childhood into adolescence we cross real physical borders too. It’s the moment in our lives when we test the boundaries. We finally pluck up the courage to break into the haunted house and take a look around. You can probably remember your own experiences of this. And there will be at least one.

The Urban Explorer feels that we, in the comfortable and over-protected `first world’ are living in an enforced and extended state of childhood. They have remembered that they are capable of having unmediated experiences of reality and they welcome the fear that may (or may not) come with those experiences. The fear itself is the gateway to go through. It’s the gateway that leads for many to `wonderland’. This is the world through the looking glass that in some dark corner of every soul, we are all looking for.

The strange thing then is not that Urban Explorers exist; it’s that the rest of us have forgotten that we are Urban Explorers too.

Beauty in Decay. Urbex and The Art of Urban Exploration published by CarpetBombingCulture in July 2010 explores the global phenomenan of Urban Exploration.